Discovered when she was performing at the Caucus Club in downtown Detroit, Sylvia Moy was pushed to make songwriting her ...

In the 1960s, there were two giant musical movements that helped shape not only the decade but also the next 50 years of modern music. Those are the sounds that came from the British Invasion and from ...

The 1970s found Motown's biggest stars stretching the boundaries of pop music, marking a new chapter in the iconic label's history.

The music from Dua Lipa’s Radical Optimism sounds very modern. Despite this, one of the album’s creators explained how Motown songs inspired it. He picked out one Smokey Robinson tune in particular as ...

Do Elemental’s budget Motown reissues deliver? A clear-eyed review of Four Tops and Supremes albums from the late ’60s and early ’70s.

The Temptations were brimming with high hopes on Dec. 21, 1964, a Christmas-week optimism that turned out to be well justified. It was cold outside when “My Girl” was released, but the group had the ...

Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Smokey Robinson and actress and singer Halle Bailey are set to host a special tribute in honor of Motown, the iconic Detroit label that spawned hits from ...

Stars of the award-winning 1991 film The Commitments will be stopping off in Whitby to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the ...

Just minutes after Ron Holland became the fifth pick in June’s NBA draft, the sports world learned there was something unique about the teenage Detroit Pistons rookie: He was an old soul with a deep ...

The "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" singer died at age 78. Jimmy Ruffin is seen in a 1960s Motown Records photo. Motown Records Archives — -- Jimmy Ruffin wanted to go it alone. The singer – ...

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